Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 12:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 12:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 12:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Joshua, this verse tells us about some of the kings that God's people defeated. It shows that God was helping them win the battles.

Joshua 12:9: The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one;

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:16-17

This verse commands the Israelites to destroy certain nations completely, which contrasts with the listing of defeated kings in Joshua 12, implying some were not utterly destroyed.

Deuteronomy 20:16-17: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:3

God commands Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites, showing a divine directive for total destruction, unlike the mere listing of defeated kings in Joshua 12:9.

1 Samuel 15:3: Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
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